Stone slab with heraldry within an architectural construction, human figures above and a cartouche below, inscriptions, in each corner a medallion with heraldry, decorations of fruits, strapwork and herms

• Commemorated on the object are a married couple, (members of) a nuclear family or (members of) an extended family. • No further information is available about possible other functions, because the object is too damaged or no photograph is available

Original function

Change in function

Remarks about function

Commemorated party

Name

Sasker (Sasscher) van Heringa and Hylle Aebinga

Specification

Members of the commemorated party

Commemorated person(s)

[28] Sasker (Sasscher) van Heringa (male)

[5774] Hylle Aebinga (female)

Commemorated institution(s)

Relation between commemorated persons

married couple

Relation specification

Additional remarks

It is very likely that the slab also commemorated the wife because of the heraldry on the slab.

Stone slab with heraldry within an architectural construction, human figures above and a cartouche below, inscriptions, in each corner a medallion with heraldry, decorations of fruits, strapwork and herms

Dimensions (cm)

Height x Width x Depth

Date

Year

1565

Specified date

1565/03/01

Argumentation

date of death given on the object

Specification

Date of death according to Pathuis 1 March 1565, to Vos en Leeman 1557

Additional remarks

Holding institution

Holding institution

Groningen, Martinikerk

Collection

Collection identifier

Online description link

Alternative or previous collections

Alternative of previous identifiers

Accessibility

Remarks about holding institution

Contract

Contract

Artist(s)

Filiation

Filiation

It is likely that the sculptor of the slab came from the province of Friesland, because of the high quality of the work. Sixteenth-century stone slabs from the province of Groninger are generally simpler in shape.

Dit zijn de wapens van de ouders van de schoonmoeder van Sasker: she was a descendant of the Groninger Alma and Jarges families. Although Sasker was a Frisian, he became mayor of Groningen city (also thanks to his mother-in-law?).

crest: an issuant woman holding her skirt in one and a distaff in the other hand between two ostrich feathers(helmteken: twee struisveren, waartussen een uitkomende vrouw, haar rok ophoudend met de rechterhand en in de linkerhand een spinrokken (Van Heringa))

crest: an issuant woman holding her skirt in one and a distaff in the other hand between two ostrich feathers(helmteken: twee struisveren, waartussen een uitkomende vrouw, haar rok ophoudend met de rechterhand en in de linkerhand een spinrokken (Van Heringa))

Justitia, above the central heraldry, two (worn) figures holding her blindfold and a balance at her left side; two larger human figures in the corners

Additional remarks

Additional remarks

Person Description

[28] Sasker (Sasscher) van Heringa

Personal identification number

Personal identification number

28

Personal details

Name

Sasker (Sasscher) van Heringa

Sex

male

Year/date of birth

Year/date of death

1565

Additional remarks

Date of death 1 March 1565 (Pathuis)? Sasker van Heringa married Hylle Aebinga in 1532. Although he was a Frisian, he became mayor of Groningen city (his mother-in-law was a descendant of the Groninger Alma and Jarges families (see heraldry in the bottom right corner of the slab).

Social standing

Status

patriciate

Arguments

Specification

Member of a convent

Religious order

Specification

Member of secular clergy

Type of secular clergy

Specification

Additional remarks

Additional remarks

[5774] Hylle Aebinga

Personal identification number

Personal identification number

5774

Personal details

Name

Hylle Aebinga

Sex

female

Year/date of birth

Year/date of death

Additional remarks

She was married to Sasker van Heringa (1532), who was mayor of the city of Groningen